News: Horse Sport

Spruce Meadows Thrilled to be Part of Rolex Grand Slam

Spruce Meadows announced today that it will join with two other iconic venues in the sport and create the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. Using the occasion of the FEI Rolex World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden, representatives from

Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping

The all-new Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping links three of the world’s top events – CHIO Aachen, Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO 5* and CHI Geneva – in a quest to find and reward the ultimate competitor. The prestigious Grand

Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final: Round 1

America’s Beezie Madden and Simon won the first competition of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final 2013 at Gothenburg, Sweden. In a field of 39 starters from 17 countries, the 49-year-old from Cazenovia, New York produced the quickest run

Beezie Madden

Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final: Grand Prix

Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg threw down the gauntlet when securing a convincing victory with Damon Hill NRW in the preliminary Grand Prix at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2012/2013 Final in Gothenburg, Sweden. The 30-year-old rider and her 13-year-old

Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill NRW

Confirmed Case of EHM in Wellington County

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) has been notified of a confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), caused by equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1), in Wellington County. A blood sample from a horse with severe neurological signs

Rolex Spotlight: Andrew Nicholson

All eyes will be on Andrew Nicholson (NZL) this weekend as he heads for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) on  April 25-28 to try to extend his lead in the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013 series. Nicholson enjoyed a remarkable run

Andrew Nicholson

Honouring Windfields Farm

A new group has been formed keep the public up to date on any developments linked to the former Windfields Farm land in Oshawa, Ontario and to pay tribute to the birthplace of racing great Northern Dancer. Windfields Farm ceased

New Clicker Training Blog

Horse-Canada.com is pleased to introduce our all-new blog, The Pony Fairy, by Monty Gwynne. Better known as the “The Pony Fairy,” Gwynne is the only Canadian-approved Alexandra Kurland ‘Click That Teaches’ instructor. She has used clicker training for the past

pony fairy